Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year. “It’s a labor ...

Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year. “It’s a labor ...

Welch said wearing a mask to take care of young wildlife is a strategy that they’ve used when bottle feeding baby raccoons and coyote pups. She said it’s important since young wildlife is very ...

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Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub who she hopes will consider her ...

Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 5.4kg black bear cub who she hopes will consider her family.